Research Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University
Pourya Valizadeh, Ph.D. is a research assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics. His research interests lie in the economics of food policy, demand and price analysis, and applied econometrics tools for program evaluation and distributional analysis.
Valizadeh’s current research is primarily focused on evaluating the major US food and nutrition assistance programs. He is also conducting research to predict the relative effectiveness of alternative price-based food policies in improving U.S. households’ dietary quality and dietary choices. Prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M University, he was a postdoctoral research associate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Extra food assistance cushioned the early pandemic's blow on kids' mental health
Mar 28, 2023 14:23 pm UTC| Health
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Despite the heightened poverty and unemployment seen when the COVID-19 pandemic got underway, many low-income U.S. children did not...